State ex rel. Burns v. Fornea

On The Merits

Defendant in answer denied Articles 3, 4, 5, admitted Article 6, and in answer to Article 7 set forth:

“That defendant Alcus Louis For-nea, denies Article VII of plaintiffs petition but does specifically admit that the Washington Parish Police Jury operates and functions under a system commonly referred to as the Ward System.”

Defendant denied Articles 8 and 9.

In the' more or less recent case of Strahan v. Fussell, 218 La. 682, 50 So.2d 805, 807, decided by the' Supreme Court- of Louisiana, the so-called “Ward system” was condemned in the following language:

“We know of no law which…